Management of the difficult pediatric airway with Shikani Optical Stylet

• Published in: Pediatric anesthesia Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 342 - 345
• Main Authors: SHUKRY, Mohanad, HANSON, Ryan D, KOVELESKIE, Joseph R, RAMADHYANI, Usha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Blackwell 01.04.2005
• Subjects: Anesthesia; Anesthesia, Inhalation; Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Cleft Palate - surgery; Craniofacial Abnormalities - complications; Female; Fundoplication; Goldenhar Syndrome - complications; Humans; Infant; Intubation, Intratracheal; Laminin - deficiency; Male; Mandible - abnormalities; Mandible - surgery; Mandibulofacial Dysostosis - complications; Medical sciences; Pierre Robin Syndrome - complications; Scoliosis - surgery; Spine - abnormalities; Human; Pediatrics; difficult; Shikani Optical Stylet; fiberoptic bronchoscope; lightwand; syndrome: Treacher-Collins; Stomatology; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Genetic disease; Treacher Collins syndrome; Clinical management; Malformation; Goldenhar; Pierre-Robin; Anesthesia; Intubation; Face; Child; Mandibulofacial dysostosis; Maxillary disease
• ISSN: 1155-5645
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2005.01435.x

The airways of children with many craniofacial and mandibulofacial malformations often present unique challenges to the anesthesiologists. We report the application of Shikani Optical Stylet (SOS) in facilitating the tracheal intubation of four children with history of difficult airway management. The SOS combines the benefits of the lightwand and fiberoptic bronchoscope.